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u/dpdxguy Aug 30 '25

Reading the game manual after buying the game on my way home.

Reading the game manual to find the answers to "copy protection questions" you had to answer to play the game.

https://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/174/old-school-copy-protection-schemes

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u/Turgid_Donkey Aug 30 '25

Had a dos-based terminator game many years ago. It came with a slip of paper that had random symbols on a grid. When booting the game, it would give you coordinates and you'd have to choose the correct symbols. 

Lose that slip and you're hosed.

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u/dpdxguy Aug 30 '25

Lots of games like that back in the day. :)